C.Diff and other Hospital Acquired infections

[sunnyjim5]

What is known about (and published) Thai hospital infection rates ?

Even some of the big US teaching hospitals admit they have problems managing HAI's

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/859841?nlid=101746_2824&src=WNL_mdplsnews_160311_mscpedit_nurs&uac=149202AN&spon=24&impID=1019252&faf=1#vp_1

[Sheryl]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17926980

there is an earlier report but old - 2001/2 http://www.boe.moph.go.th/files/meeting/1006300503222009-06-25.pdf

There is probably more in the Thai language literature and individual hospitals (at least public ones) have their own data for hospital specific rates.

[sunnyjim5]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17926980

there is an earlier report but old - 2001/2 http://www.boe.moph.go.th/files/meeting/1006300503222009-06-25.pdf

There is probably more in the Thai language literature and individual hospitals (at least public ones) have their own data for hospital specific rates.

Thanks.

The pub-med article points to an old, statistically weak study which is based on 20 hospitals

The reason I mention this is to suggest that those choosing to undergo elective surgery in Thailand consider the potential risks of contacting a serious HAI

There does not appear to be any nationally coordinated data relating to HAI's and I doubt many hospitals (public or private) would be willing provide detail of their infection rates(assuming the data is routinely collected)

Infection rates (as is well proven in the West) do not come down until the problem is publicly acknowledged , specific infection control measures are adopted by all and the results(outcomes) subject to continual monitoring.